barb
/bˈɑrb/
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Definitions
Noun
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead''"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
Noun
the pointed part of barbed wire
Noun
a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
Noun
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
Verb
provide with barbs; "barbed wire"